The Hermit and the Wild Woman, and Other Stories

By Edith Wharton

This collection appeared in book form in 1908, and consists of seven stories. The links below go to on-line illustrated editions of the stories as they appeared in magazine form. They may be somewhat different from the way they were later published in book form.

The Hermit and the Wild Woman (Scribner's, 1906)
The Last Asset (Scribner's, 1904)
In Trust (Appleton's Booklovers Magazine, 1906)
The Pretext (Scribner's, 1908)
The Verdict (Scribner's, 1908)
The Pot-Boiler (Scribner's, 1904)
The Best Man (Collier's, 1905)

The electronic editions are courtesy of the University of Virginia.

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